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macaroni and cheese cups

Recipe by
barbara lentz
beulah, MI

Cute and unique appetizer. I mad these in mini muffin pans also. Yummy

yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For macaroni and cheese cups

  • 8 oz
    elbow macaroni
  • 6 lg
    slices prosciutto cut in half and put in freezer to firm them up a bit
  • 3 Tbsp
    butter divided
  • 1/4 c
    panko bread crumbs
  • 1 Tbsp
    plus 2 tsp. flour
  • 1 1/4 c
    milk
  • 1 1/2 c
    shredded monterey jack cheese
  • 3/4 c
    shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 tsp
    dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp
    salt

How To Make macaroni and cheese cups

  • 1
    cook macaroni and reserve 1/4 cup water.
  • 2
    Preheat oven 375 degrees
  • 3
    Melt 1 tbsp. butter in pan and add panko and cook 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • 4
    Melt 2 tbsp. butter in pan add flour and cook 2 minutes. Whisk in milk and cook 5 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat.
  • 5
    Add pasta water, cheeses, mustard and salt. Stir in macaroni
  • 6
    Put 1 slice of proscuitto in each muffin pan cup. Press it around to shape the cup. Top with macaroni and cheese mixture. Sprinkle with panko.
  • 7
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes.

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